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Total Quality Logistics Expands in Arkansas with New Little Rock Office

Total Quality Logistics Expands in Arkansas with New Little Rock Office

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (Feb. 20, 2024) –  Total Quality Logistics (TQL) , the second-largest freight brokerage in North America and one of the largest global third-party logistics firms...

After Meeting at Paris Air Show, Dassault Falcon Jet Plans Significant Expansion in Little Rock, Creating 800 New Jobs

After Meeting at Paris Air Show, Dassault Falcon Jet Plans Significant Expansion in Little Rock, Creating 800 New Jobs

Little Rock, Ark. (December 12, 2023) – After meeting with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Mayor Frank Scott, Jr., and other senior Arkansas leaders at the Paris Air Show this su...

Elopak selects Little Rock, Arkansas for its new U.S. Production Plant

Elopak selects Little Rock, Arkansas for its new U.S. Production Plant

Little Rock, Ark. (Dec. 5, 2023) – Elopak has announced plans to build its first U.S. production plant with the latest state-of-the-art technology for better and more efficient pro...

Boyd Metals expands at Port of Little Rock, creating 20 jobs

Boyd Metals expands at Port of Little Rock, creating 20 jobs

Boyd Metals will be expanding its facility at the Port of Little Rock, adding thousands of square feet to meet customer demand. The expansion will create 20 new jobs at the Little Rock facility.

SIG SAUER expands ammunition manufacturing facility in Arkansas, creating 625 new jobs

SIG SAUER expands ammunition manufacturing facility in Arkansas, creating 625 new jobs

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. (October 6, 2023) –  SIG SAUER ​​, a global leader in the firearms and ammunition industry, has announced plans to expand its ammunition manufacturing facility i...

Arkansas officials celebrate new Dollar General distribution center as a triumph in local economic development

The future 1.2 million square foot Dollar General distribution center has been hailed as an economic development triumph and an answer to food insecurity. Arkansas Governor Sarah H...

ACE Glass to build cutting-edge recycling plant in North Little Rock

ACE Glass to build cutting-edge recycling plant in North Little Rock

EPIC Glass Recycling, an Arkansas based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is partnering with ACE Glass and Plastics Recycling who is ramping up plans to build a glass recycling pla...

Little Rock named to “Most Educated Cities” list

Little Rock named to “Most Educated Cities” list

To determine where the most educated Americans are putting their degrees to work, WalletHub compared the 150 largest metropolitan statistical areas, or MSAs, across 11 key metrics....

Little Rock metro area ranks among top 10 best places for young professionals to live, report says

According to  Forbes Advisor , the Little Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway metro area in Arkansas are among the country's top 10 best places to live for young professionals. For...

Rock Region METRO launches state's first zero-emission mass transit buses

Rock Region METRO launches state's first zero-emission mass transit buses

Rock Region METRO launches its first five zero-emission mass transit buses today, the first in The Natural State. The 40-foot Proterra ZX5 Max vehicles will be placed in service on...

Metroplan announces ‘Regional Greenways’ plan for Central Arkansas

Metroplan announces ‘Regional Greenways’ plan for Central Arkansas

Metroplan, the Central Arkansas infrastructure planning coalition, recently adopted a plan called “Regional Greenways,” which will further develop the bike trail system in the cent...

Little Rock lands on Livability Top 25 Places in the Southeast list

Little Rock lands on Livability Top 25 Places in the Southeast list

Is  Little Rock, AR , calling your name? You aren’t the only one. This thriving community is large enough to offer residents all the mainstays of modern life without sacrificing it...

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